What happened to Emma Coronel, El Chapo’s wife, after leaving prison?

Emma Coronel’s name became famous throughout the world for being the wife of drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The former beauty queen was arrested in February 2021 in the state of California and, spending two and a half years in prison, In September of last year he regained his freedom and is rebuilding his life.

Coronel pleaded guilty to charges related to drug conspiracy and money laundering, for which she was sentenced to thirty-six months in prison. However, in February 2022 her sentence was reduced for having cooperated with US authorities. This is what has happened to her since she finished serving her sentence.

Being the wife of Chapo Guzmán, Emma was an important influencer, on her social networks she had more than 740,000 followers and precisely through these platforms it is that He has shown what his life is like now. For example, last Mother’s Day, she said she was grateful to have the privilege of “being the mother of two princesses.”

In her publications she has shown not only her role as a mother but also her exercise routines and even the novels and books you have been reading, several of them dedicated to personal growth.

Her love of reading has even led her to affirm that He intends to publish an autobiographical book. In an interview he gave to the media Telemundoher lawyer Mariel Colón, stated that the wife of “El Chapo” is in a process of reconstruction and that she could launch a publication explaining what she experienced at the hearing and in prison.

Colón also said that his client has not been able to be in contact with “El Chapo Guzmán” and that now that he is free under supervision He hopes to close that chapter of his life and go after new goals.

The story of Emma Coronel and El Chapo Guzmán

Emma Coronel and “El Chapo” Guzmán met when she was 17 years old at a dance in the state of Durango, Mexico.

Although Joaquín Guzmán Loera is 32 years older than her, they began a relationship and They got married when Emma turned 18, that is, the age of majority in Mexico. Together they became parents of twin girls.

In an interview she gave to journalist Anabel Hernández, which was later used for the book “Emma and the other ladies of the narco”, the wife of “El Chapo” Guzmán stated that He won her over with his talk and the way he treated her.